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archangel

Also known as archangels

thumb|Guido Reni's Archangel Michael Trampling Lucifer, 1636 Archangels () are the second-lowest rank of angel in the Catholic hierarchy of angels, based on and put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century in his book De Coelesti Hierarchia (On the Celestial Hierarchy).

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Archangels are the second-lowest rank of angels according to the Catholic Church's hierarchy, a classification system developed by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century. This ranking of angels, outlined in his work "On the Celestial Hierarchy," has been influential in Catholic theology and understanding of the divine order.

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The Bible itself uses the term "archangel" two times referring to the angel Michael only in the New Testament. The Bible does not mention a particular hierarchy of angels in any detail aside from this. The word is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions and many offshoots they are historically associated with.